As worked up as many were with Jeremy Lin coming off the bench in the Rocketsí second preseason game, Lin said he was unconcerned with his role, thinking only about playing it well. Lin started in Taipei, but also played extended minutes as a backup shooting guard next to Patrick Beverley.

Kevin McHale said Monday that the Houston Rockets are going into the season with two starting point guards, the Houston Chronicle reports. Jeremy Lin and Patrick Beverley are both expected to see starts and McHale may not settle on an everyday starter in the near future.

"In all honesty, we well be trying different lineups in November and December," said McHale. "We have so many movable parts on this team, and we still have a lot of decisions to make."

Are either one of those guys putting up some killer numbers right now though? Dragic wanted a player option, which we won't do and Lowry just wanted out so let him go. Also, if we had kept Lowry, there'd be no pick to throw in the trade for Harden which was a major part of the trade happening and then we aren't an attractive team for Dwight Howard.